CHAPTER XVIII. The Russo-Japanese Negotiations, I 296

Japan’s invitation to negotiate, July 28, 1903, 296–299; Russia’s assent, 299; political changes in Russia, and the Viceroy of the Far East, 299–302; Japan’s first proposals, August 12, 302–307; negotiations transferred to Tokio, 307–308; Russia’s first counter-proposals, October 3, 308–311; Russian diplomacy at Peking, 311–318; the development of the Yong-am-po affair, 318–323.